Person: Vincent Spadea

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Federer advances in US Open

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer began his bid for a first Grand Slam win of the season with a comfortable first round victory over Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center.

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Early US Open exit for Gasquet

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Historic low for American men

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Safin and Roddick to meet in Melbourne

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Federer serve was key

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Hewitt bows out in Adelaide

Federer advances after battle

World number one Roger Federer was forced to fight for his place in the third round of the Japan Open before clinching a 7-6 (7/2) 7-6 (7/3) victory over Viktor Troicki.

Wed, 04 Oct, 2006

Agassi-inspired Blake goes through

James Blake used a little inspiration from Andre Agassi to beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the US Open second round.

Sat, 02 Sep, 2006

Record-breaking win for clay king Nadal

CLAY-COURT king Rafael Nadal was unable to hide his delight after setting a new record for consecutive wins on the surface, and securing his place in the second round of the French Open.

Tue, 30 May, 2006

Record-breaker Nadal thrilled with success

Clay-court king Rafael Nadal was unable to hide his delight after setting a new record for consecutive wins on the surface and securing his place in the second round of the French Open.

Mon, 29 May, 2006

Murray sets up daunting Roddick semi

Andy Murray will have to improve his service return when he meets Andy Roddick in the semi-finals of the ATP SAP Open in San Jose, according to the man he defeated in the last eight.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2006

Aussie draw hands Hewitt Czech challenge

Third seed and last year's runner-up Lleyton Hewitt will begin his quest for the Australian Open title with a first round match against Czech Robin Vik.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2006

Argentinian hopes progress at Roland Garros

Two of Argentina’s best hopes for French Open success advanced to the third round at Roland Garros today.

Thu, 26 May, 2005

Roddick retires with wrist injury

Andy Roddick will not be defending his title at the $6.56m (€5m) Nasdaq-100 Open.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

Agassi advances to second round

Andre Agassi’s quest for a sixth SAP Open title got off to a good start.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2005

Federer stung into action

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer dropped a set to unknown Marcos Baghdatis before moving into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 6-1 victory.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Hewitt through to next round

Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 victory over veteran Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Draw made for US Open

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

Thu, 26 Aug, 2004

Surprise win for Rusedski

Greg Rusedski created a shock in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Championships at Newport, Rhode Island by knocking out French fourth seed Gregory Carraz 6-1 4-6 6-3.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2004

Schalken's debt to Roddick

Sjeng Schalken beat Vincent Spadea 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-2 to set up a quarter-final with Andy Roddick, the man who helped save his life earlier this year.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Top seeds through on People’s Sunday

ANDY Roddick and Roger Federer reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon while thousands of fans lined up to be part of the third People’s Sunday in 127 years.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Revenge sweet for Roddick

Andy Roddick exacted revenge as he crushed Vincent Spadea 6-1 6-3 in just 65 minutes to advance to the final of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami.

Sat, 03 Apr, 2004